Easter Sunday.
■^w^tV^f 1 c * East «,' writes St. Gregory, 'is the solemnity of solemnities, because it raises us from the Sn^i «e-l« e -ll mi t 7 ' ena bles us to enjoy beforehand by faith, hope, ana charity.' ' You shall rise again ! ' This is what tne Church says to us by tht tin?nT ent ,r° 1C - eOf h , er cerem o n ies. From the 7 holy temple all signs of mourning have disappeared. The OrnJLJf f° ked ° Ut , With extraordinary magnificence-. Ornaments of gay color ,and rich embroidery appear ™J on ,S . of Joy-the Alleluia-that word of the language of heaven fallen on earth -for our festive days resounds on all sides, is repeated every moment ; is varied again and again ; is modulated into every key and when tnere are added the rays of a beautiful sun w°hirh C T Ot avoid - th ° Se feelin S s of hope and delight which it is the mission of this great day to inspire
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, 12 April 1906, Page 27
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163Easter Sunday. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, 12 April 1906, Page 27
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